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Gun restrictions'Justice Antonin Scalia recognized the right of government to restrict ownership of 'dangerous and unusual' guns. This type of weapon certainly includes the one that killed an entire first-grade class with as many as 15 bullets in some little bodies.' Wrong. Just consider the millions of semi-automatic rifles there are out there right now. Obviously they are not unusual. And since they don't kill anybody, they are not dangerous.

Background checks

? A recent letter to the editor said the author was against universal background checks for gun purchases because it would make selling a gun to his cousin more difficult. He did not mention whether his cousin had a history of mental illness or criminal activity, which is exactly the point. Without background checks, anyone may sell a gun to anyone, no matter how many times the buyer has been arrested or institutionalized. How many people have to die so the pro-gun people won't have to suffer even the mildest inconvenience?

Quit campaigning

? As much as Martin O'Malley tries to be Obama's puppet, he won't have a chance against Hillary Clinton in 2016 and he sure won't get the Almighty to endorse him. He should do what's best for the state of Maryland and stop campaigning for president.

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A recent letter to the editor said the author was against universal background checks for gun purchases because it would make selling a gun to his cousin more difficult.